Schedule

Pre-Course Reading

Introduction to Neurosurgery
- The neurosurgical physical examination
- Primer on cranial imaging
- Primer on spinal imaging
How to succeed as a neurosurgical intern
- Pre-rounding & presenting patients on rounds
- Operating room etiquette

Week 1: Buffalo General Medical Center - General & Vascular Neurosurgery

Independent learning lectures (pre-recorded) & Recommended Readings
- Cerebrovascular neurosurgery
  1. Intracranial vascular anatomy
  2. Ischemic disease (acute & chronic revascularization)
  3. Intracranial aneurysms & subarachnoid hemorrhage
  4. Arteriovenous malformations
- Spine
  1. Spinopelvic parameters
  2. Cervical spondylitis myelopathy & radiculopathy
  3. Lumbosacral claudication & radiculopathy
- Functional
  1. Deep brain stimulation
  2. Surgical management of epilepsy
Live, web-based, sessions
- Monday
  1. 7a: Spine Conference
- Tuesday
  1. 3p: Assessment and review of cerebrovascular neurosurgery with residents
  2. 4p: Basic surgical skills session: knot tying, suturing, types of sutures, etc
- Wednesday
  1. 4p: Assessment and review of spine topics with residents
- Thursday
  1. 7a: Morbidity & Mortality Conference
  2. 8a: Grand Rounds
  3. 9a: Resident Education Hour
  4. 12p: Journal Club
  5. 3p: Resident Board Review
- Friday
  1. 4p: Assessment and review of functional neurosurgery with residents
Virtual Operating Room
- Schedule TBD

Week 2: Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center - Neuro-oncology

Independent learning lectures (pre-recorded) & Recommended Readings
- Primary Intracranial Neoplasms
  1. Gliomas
  2. Sellar/parasellar tumors
  3. Pineal region tumors
- Spinal Oncology
  1. Extradural, intramural extramedullary, and intramedullary tumors
  2. Intracranial & Spinal Metastatic Disease
- Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
Live, web-based, sessions
- Monday
  1. 7a: Tumor Conference with Dr. Plunkett
- Tuesday
  1. 3p: Assessment and review of primary intracranial neoplasms with residents
  2. 4p: Surgical skills session: Complication avoidance in wound closure
- Wednesday
  1. 4p: Assessment and review of spinal oncology with residents
- Thursday
  1. 7a: Morbidity & Mortality Conference
  2. 8a: Grand Rounds
  3. 9a: Resident Education Hour
  4. 12p: Journal Club
  5. 3p: Resident Board Review
- Friday
  1. 4p: Assessment and review of intracranial & metastatic disease with residents
Virtual Operating Room
- Schedule TBD

Week 3: Oishei Children's Hospital - Pediatric Neurosurgery

Independent learning lectures (pre-recorded) & Recommended Readings
- Hydrocephalus
  1. CSF dynamics
  2. Ventriculoperitoneal shunting
  3. Endoscopic third ventriculostomy
- Pediatric Posterior Fossa Neoplasms
  1. Pilocytic astrocytoma, ependymoma, and medulloblastoma
- Myelomeningocele
Live, web-based, sessions
- Monday
  1. 7a: Spine Conference
- Tuesday
  1. 3p: Assessment and review of hydrocephalus with residents
  2. 4p: Surgical Skills session: Shunting 101
- Wednesday
  1. 4p: Assessment and review of posterior fossa neoplasms with residents
- Thursday
  1. 7a: Morbidity & Mortality Conference
  2. 8a: Grand Rounds
  3. 9a: Resident Education Hour
  4. 12p: Journal Club
  5. 3p: Resident Board Review
- Friday
  1. 4p: Assessment and review of myelomeningocele with residents
Virtual Operating Room
- Schedule TBD

Week 4: Erie County Medical Center - Neurosurgical Trauma & Critical Care

Independent learning lectures (pre-recorded) & Recommended Readings
- Critical Care & Physiology
  1. Management of intracranial hypertension
  2. Sodium homeostasis
  3. Status Epilepticus
- Neurosurgical Trauma & Emergencies
  1. Closed head injury
  2. Penetrating head injury
  3. Acute subdural & epidural hematomas
  4. Spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage
  5. Cauda equina & conus medlars syndromes
  6. Spinal cord injury
  7. Spine fracture classifications
- Neurosurgical infections
  1. Subdural empyema
  2. Intracranial abscess
  3. Osteomyelitis
Live, web-based, sessions
- Monday
  1. 7a: Trauma Conference
- Tuesday
  1. 3p: Assessment and review of critical care & physiology with residents
  2. 4p: Surgical Skills Session: Neurosurgical Bedside Procedures
- Wednesday
  1. 4p: Assessment and review of neurosurgical trauma & emergencies with residents
- Thursday
  1. 7a: Morbidity & Mortality Conference
  2. 8a: Grand Rounds
  3. 9a: Resident Education Hour
  4. 12p: Journal Club
  5. 3p: Resident Board Review
- Friday
  1. 4p: Assessment and review of neurosurgical infections with residents
  2. 5p: Virtual happy hour with residents & attendings
Virtual Operating Room
- Schedule TBD

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